The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
Awake
Dreaming
Silent reverie
Too Lost
Secret
Link in a broken chain
Eyes are open
Only they don't see
Color, shape, and terminal velocity
Run away when I feel danger
Danger hides in every stranger Stranger things have happened
So, I feel like being stranger,
Laughing.
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
All is lost and
All is lost on me
Lorazepam
Says it will set me free
No cold
No heat
Feeling has passed through me
Give me one thing
Escape is all I need
Run away when I feel danger
Danger hides in every stranger Stranger things have happened
So, I feel like being stranger,
Laughing.
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
Breathing down my neck you see
Is someone else's destiny
It makes no difference to pretend
So give me all my garmonbozia
Please give me one thing
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
Dreaming
Silent reverie
Too Lost
Secret
Link in a broken chain
Eyes are open
Only they don't see
Color, shape, and terminal velocity
Run away when I feel danger
Danger hides in every stranger Stranger things have happened
So, I feel like being stranger,
Laughing.
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
All is lost and
All is lost on me
Lorazepam
Says it will set me free
No cold
No heat
Feeling has passed through me
Give me one thing
Escape is all I need
Run away when I feel danger
Danger hides in every stranger Stranger things have happened
So, I feel like being stranger,
Laughing.
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
Breathing down my neck you see
Is someone else's destiny
It makes no difference to pretend
So give me all my garmonbozia
Please give me one thing
Oh
The right to make a world of your own
Escape overrides it all
Lyrics submitted by Brandnizzle2k4
Escape Lyrics as written by Daniel Estrin Douglas Robb
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Finnaly these lyrics are up ha..... i had trouble hearing
So, I feel like being stranger, laughing.
well Brazils an awsome band peace
It makes no difference to pretend So give me all my garmonbozia
lorazepam part too.. and it's "brasil" not "brazil"
This is a good song- have no idea what garmonbozia means or who/what lorazepam is but thats okayy. I like it.
lorazepam is an antianxiety drug and garmonbaozia is "pain and suffering" - possibly in the form of creamed corn.
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and it is spelled Brazil
this song has to be about social phobia. "run away when i feel danger/danger hides in every stranger." that epitomizes social anxiety. i have had SA for ever, and i completely relate to this song. "the right to make a world of your own/escape overrides it all." you spend your life avoiding the things that terrify you, and your world is no longer comprised of the things you desire, but simply the things you can handle.
that, and "lorazepam says it will set me free" makes it completely obvious, because as wyld_cannon said, it's a medication for anxiety/depression.
Wait... Here I thought Brazil was a concept band of some sort. I thought I remembered hearing that somewhere. Not to mention the video also leads me to believe it's all a story, not just a song.
This band, spelled Brazil get the cd, is pretty much like Coheed, meaning they are a concept band.
About the song I think it's maybe about someone he knows, thereby making it a story. Murder and Wyld are correct.
Social Anxiety... Totally...
I love the line: Lorezapam says it will set me free
Yea kinda sacrasticly he says it.